The Panther Valley Elementary School has announced the recipients of the Student of the Month Awards for January 2011. Certificates of Achievement were presented in each classroom, grades 1-5. As well...
Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit 21 is offering driver education classes and Behind the Wheel training for qualified high school students in the following school districts: Allentown, Catasauqua, North...
On Saturday, Feb. 19, the "American Legion Eastern Sectional Oratorical Contest" will be held in the Jim Thorpe Area High School auditorium.
The theme of the oratorical contest will be based on "The C...
The non-smoking campaign in this country got a big boost last week when the first lady announced that President Obama had quit cigarettes. Other than the fact that Mrs. Obama said that the president h...
Rush Township supervisors on Tuesday addressed safety and liability concerns regarding the use of township roads during the "Shotgun Enduro Race" to be held June 19.
Resident Joe Shamonsky questioned ...
Anticipating cuts in the budget for the state's judicial system, Schuylkill County President Judge William E. Baldwin has proposed revising the magisterial districts in the county and his plan is the ...
Scout Sunday
Scouts were present at the 10:30 a.m. service at Effort UMC. The church hosts Pack, Troop and Crew 99.At St. Peter's UMC in Saylorsburg, Troop 109 was scheduled to participate in the serv...
February 16, 1960 Burt Gbur hits for a game-high 21 points to help lead Coaldale to a 62-51 Black Diamond League win over Tamaqua. Gbur tallies eight of his points in the third quarter to help the Tig...
Slatington Trailhead and D&L Trail update
At a recent meeting of the Venture Group, special guest Scott Everett from the D&L Corridor Commission displayed pictures of the trail construction southbound...
A Tamaqua man was incarcerated in the Schuylkill County prison, Pottsville, following a domestic dispute on Sunday.
Gregory M. Muffley, 27, who occasionally resides at 114 Patterson St., allegedly bro...